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>> leon panetta is never fully checked out. there's nothing going unsecure. there's no lapse in power structure at the pentagon. >> panetta still gets daily briefings, updates on the war in afghanistan and signs deployment orders but president obama wants the new guy. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i need a secretary of defense. >> but if hagel gets confirmed, can he work with congress after the bruising nomination fight? >> he comes in to office lacking political capital and that's exactly what you need as a secretary of defense. >> so if panetta is confirmed, one of the first decisions he may have to make is how to deal with military spending cuts if there is no budget deal with congress and nothing upsets congress more than cuts in spending in their own home states. so the beginning of the bumpy ride for chuck hagel may happen as soon as he's confirmed, if he is confirmed. jim? >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you. and we now can take you out to chicago where president obama is getting started with his remarks. he is in his hom
>> leon panetta is never fully checked out. there's nothing going unsecure. there's no lapse in power structure at the pentagon. >> panetta still gets daily briefings, updates on the war in afghanistan and signs deployment orders but president obama wants the new guy. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i need a secretary of defense. >> but if hagel gets confirmed, can he work with congress after the bruising nomination fight? >> he comes in to...
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defense secretary leon panetta saying that the u.s. turned down a plan to arm syrian rebels. david petraeus are mock those who weighed in last summer. panetta and martin dempsey said they had backed the plan, but the white house would not budge. a u.s. official familiar with the deliberations on the issue say it's dead for now. >>> john brennan, the president's choice for the cia director, defending the use of drone strikes at his confirmation hearing. brennan was the architect, and he says strikes are critical for national security. >> i think there is a misimpression on the part of some american people who believe that we take strikes to punish terrorists for past transgressions, nothing could be further from the truth. we only take such accidents as a last resort to save lives when there is no other alternative to take action that will mitigate that threat. >> that hearing was interpreted several times by protesters. they were objecting to the drone strikes. at one point, senator dianne feinstein stopped the proceedings and had the room cleared. >> speaking about clear, ho
defense secretary leon panetta saying that the u.s. turned down a plan to arm syrian rebels. david petraeus are mock those who weighed in last summer. panetta and martin dempsey said they had backed the plan, but the white house would not budge. a u.s. official familiar with the deliberations on the issue say it's dead for now. >>> john brennan, the president's choice for the cia director, defending the use of drone strikes at his confirmation hearing. brennan was the architect, and he...
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about benghazi from general petraeus, hillary clinton, admiral mike mullen, defense secretary leon panetta and general mark dempsey, nevertheless, they want more answers from the president, even though the president sent them a letter overnight with more details. first "talk back" question, why the filibuster of hagel, rich? >> i don't think it's a filibuster. it's a temporary hold. when they get back from their two-week vacation because they have works three weeks in a row, i think hagel will be the defense secretary. he was only nominated on january 7th. it's not like this has been held up six or seven months. >> what's the most danger? what do they fear the most from chuck hagel? >> i don't think they fear anything. you get a chance to poke your finger in the eye and you take that if you're a southerner. that's what they do for a living? >> jason, they do that? >> they're bitter and petty. but this is not new for the republican party. the senate judiciary committee has blocked every one that barack obama has brought forward. the republicans continue to be a party of no. this say waste o
about benghazi from general petraeus, hillary clinton, admiral mike mullen, defense secretary leon panetta and general mark dempsey, nevertheless, they want more answers from the president, even though the president sent them a letter overnight with more details. first "talk back" question, why the filibuster of hagel, rich? >> i don't think it's a filibuster. it's a temporary hold. when they get back from their two-week vacation because they have works three weeks in a row, i...
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we're talking about leon panetta. he will remain on the job for defense secretary a little while longer. senate republicans have there aed a vote on chuck hagel to replace him for another ten days, using an unprecedented filibuster. unprecedented for defense nominee. president obama says they are putting politics ahead of national security. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and need a secretary of defense who is coordinating with allies to make sure our troops are getting the kind of strategy and mission they deserve. >> mean tooil, the president returns home to chicago today for the last in a series of campaign style events. this week they are focused for plans on the economy and education that he outlined in the state of the union address. gun violence also on the agenda when the president speaks to a chicago high school. dan lothian live at the white house with a preview. homecoming of sorts, dan. >> the president will be speaking at hyde park academy, and as you pointed out, the main focus will be t
we're talking about leon panetta. he will remain on the job for defense secretary a little while longer. senate republicans have there aed a vote on chuck hagel to replace him for another ten days, using an unprecedented filibuster. unprecedented for defense nominee. president obama says they are putting politics ahead of national security. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and need a secretary of defense who is coordinating with allies to make sure our troops are getting...
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. >>> leone panetta had his bags packed, but chuck hagel won't be taking over his position anytime soon. an update on what happens next. the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobster's lobsterfest. with the year's largest selection of mouth-watering lobster entrees. like our delicious lobster lover's dream, featuring two kinds of succulent lobster tails. or our savory, new grilled maine lobster and lobster tacos. it's back, but not for long....
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the president saying good-bye to leon panetta. chuck hagel hasn't been confirmed -- >> chuck hagel -- at the white house, they're saying he's going to get confirmed. they had the 55 democrat and independent votes that they need. they still say a filibuster would not be successful. but in chuck hagel and in john kerry, what the president has is not a team of rivals. it's more a team of boosters. people he feels comfortable with. that's the way he's going, clearly, in the second term. not a lot of sort of outsiders that he doesn't know or feel will support him. >> we'll know when that final confirmation in the senate armed services committee -- >> we don't. although the chairman has said, you've had requests for more information about financial disclosure, this is more than is required. it's very clear that levin wants to get a vote going quickly. they'd like to have hagel confirmed by the 27th. >> gloria, thanks very much. >>> violent protests erupting on the streets of tunisia. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the oth
the president saying good-bye to leon panetta. chuck hagel hasn't been confirmed -- >> chuck hagel -- at the white house, they're saying he's going to get confirmed. they had the 55 democrat and independent votes that they need. they still say a filibuster would not be successful. but in chuck hagel and in john kerry, what the president has is not a team of rivals. it's more a team of boosters. people he feels comfortable with. that's the way he's going, clearly, in the second term. not a...
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the nomination of chuck hagel to become the next defense secretary succeeding leon panetta. dana bash is our chief congressional reporter. what is this vote all about? >> reporter: it's to stop the filibuster and allow chuck hagel's nomination to go forward and we expect it to fail. meaning we expect the filibuster to continue. this vote is going to end momentarily. this is happening, republicans s say, because they need more time, that hagel is too controversial to push through so quickly because the armed services committee just approved his nomination at a committee and party line vote a couple of days ago. but democrats say, you know, basically, give me a break. they think that the republicans are trying to delay this in order to look for more information about hagel in order to effectively torpedo his nomination as defense secretary. the white house put out a full-court press from what we think is going to happening in a couple of minutes from happening. i was even told there was a compromise potentially in the works to not have this vote at all if republicans promised
the nomination of chuck hagel to become the next defense secretary succeeding leon panetta. dana bash is our chief congressional reporter. what is this vote all about? >> reporter: it's to stop the filibuster and allow chuck hagel's nomination to go forward and we expect it to fail. meaning we expect the filibuster to continue. this vote is going to end momentarily. this is happening, republicans s say, because they need more time, that hagel is too controversial to push through so...
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then a military farewell for leon panetta. senator ben cardin talks to employees at the national institutes of health. >> first lady helen taft on discussing politics. >> i had always had the satisfaction of knowing almost as much he about the politics and intricacies of any situation. i think any woman can discuss with her husband topics of national interest. i became familiar with more than politics. >> helen taft, whose husband, william howard taft, was the only man to serve as president and supreme court justice. c-span is new original series, first ladies, image and influence. produced with the white house historical association, sees in one begins presidents' day, february 18, and 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> former president bill clinton discussed the issues of jobs, immigration, health care, and gun-control. he is introduced by maryland congressman steny hoyer. >> i understand the next speaker does not need an introduction. but then i would not have anything to say. so you k
then a military farewell for leon panetta. senator ben cardin talks to employees at the national institutes of health. >> first lady helen taft on discussing politics. >> i had always had the satisfaction of knowing almost as much he about the politics and intricacies of any situation. i think any woman can discuss with her husband topics of national interest. i became familiar with more than politics. >> helen taft, whose husband, william howard taft, was the only man to...
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secretary panetta has done a great job in being a story of the pentagon. the fact of the matter is, when you look at afghanistan, the readiness of the culture to actually move things forward in a way that is commensurate with u.s. interests, we're not there yet. we even have difficulties with the current government of hamid karzai in the couple -- in kabul. his interests are not congruent with our interests -- it is a stretch to say that they are going to take over and do things in a way that will be completely parallel to our interests. having said that, when you look at the tactical aspects, the actual way in which each of the afghan alamance, military elements, what you find is that a significant portion of the afghan military actually has real problems fielding all of their forces. they are -- you can make an analogy between their forces and what happened to the u.s. continental force in the american revolution, in the sense they were seasonal soldiers. if it was cropp time, or harvesting time, a lot of soldiers disappeared to take care of those duties
secretary panetta has done a great job in being a story of the pentagon. the fact of the matter is, when you look at afghanistan, the readiness of the culture to actually move things forward in a way that is commensurate with u.s. interests, we're not there yet. we even have difficulties with the current government of hamid karzai in the couple -- in kabul. his interests are not congruent with our interests -- it is a stretch to say that they are going to take over and do things in a way that...
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and certainly the president and secretary clinton and secretary panetta, certainly those people did not want them hurt, but it's important to learn from history. it's important to understand what difference it makes as to what happened -- what happens about fiascos that get americans killed. it is important and does make a difference. we read reports that ambassador rice may have been involved with the decision not to send more security to our embassy that was attacked back in the 1990's that got americans killed and apparently no one learned from that, because if someone in the 1990's after our embassy had been attacked and had adequate hearings and gotten to the bottom of that, they would have learned what difference does it make, well, it makes a difference because we know when an embassy requests security and refuse to provide it, there's a good chance they are going to get hit and going to get killed and would have been helpful to have that conventional wisdom and the institutional knowledge on 9/10 of 2012 when we were hearing if you don't release the blind sheik, you are going to
and certainly the president and secretary clinton and secretary panetta, certainly those people did not want them hurt, but it's important to learn from history. it's important to understand what difference it makes as to what happened -- what happens about fiascos that get americans killed. it is important and does make a difference. we read reports that ambassador rice may have been involved with the decision not to send more security to our embassy that was attacked back in the 1990's that...
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leon panetta, after more than 30 years of service in this country -- he has served in congress, been chairman of the budget committee, o.m.b., president's chief of staff, head of the c.i.a., secretary of defense -- he, after all these years, has gone home to his farm and his family in california. we do not have at 12:00 today a secretary of defense. these across-the-board cuts are going to be very difficult. the pentagon needs a leader to oversee and manage historic cuts and ensure they're made in a responsible way. just a minute about senator hagel. he was an enlisted man in the vietnam war. he didn't have to go. he enlisted. the story of senator hagel is not a legend; it's true. he was an heroic warrior, an infantryman. he saved his brother' brother's. when he was a senator -- he saved his brother's life. when he was a senator here, the picture on his wall was of he and his brother in vietnam on a carrier. he's proud of his service. he should be. wounded two times, an infantry squad leader, a man of integrity and dedication. he has a deep understanding of our national security esta
leon panetta, after more than 30 years of service in this country -- he has served in congress, been chairman of the budget committee, o.m.b., president's chief of staff, head of the c.i.a., secretary of defense -- he, after all these years, has gone home to his farm and his family in california. we do not have at 12:00 today a secretary of defense. these across-the-board cuts are going to be very difficult. the pentagon needs a leader to oversee and manage historic cuts and ensure they're made...
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even the obama-appointed secretary of defense, leon panetta, says this would be a disaster for america. it would be less of a disaster if we did just what the calller is talking about and what i am talking about. host: senator james inhofe, pop -- republican on the senate armed services committee, thank you for spending time with us this morning. we have 10 minutes left before the house comes into session. we will keep taking work home calls and getting reaction to president obama's fourth state of the union address. he spoke with about 6000 words plus. took about an hour. he was interrupted over 70 times with applause. talk about immigration reform, gun laws. talk about foreign policy issues, a climate change. talk about the effects rehabs across the country. a lot of different proposals put out by the president. we also covered the gop response given by florida republican senator marco rubio and a grant paul. if you miss those, go to our web site at c-span.org. maverick on twitter response to what the senator was just talking about and says we need a modern, efficient military. the c
even the obama-appointed secretary of defense, leon panetta, says this would be a disaster for america. it would be less of a disaster if we did just what the calller is talking about and what i am talking about. host: senator james inhofe, pop -- republican on the senate armed services committee, thank you for spending time with us this morning. we have 10 minutes left before the house comes into session. we will keep taking work home calls and getting reaction to president obama's fourth...
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appointed a retired marine general to be the national security adviser he lasted a lot a year but leon panetta and i know he's one of your neighbors in california she was captured by the operation mentality of the cia before he'd been in the building more than a month this was a national security team obama also was by the military that's how you got the surge of the forces i think he realizes he had by the military and that is important and one of the reasons why i'm a little more optimistic about a second term he's a wise man and foreign policy and if the end of the war and iraq keas meander into words and the the war afghanistan and he's allowing the pentagon and you have to remember when you're looking at the pentagon you are looking at an institution that has defined motor skills and a dinosaur. if you take the pentagon a long time to put something together all but obama has to do and i know it isn't this simple but i would look at the gorbachev experience. he came out of 1985 he gave the secret speech in 1986 denouncing afghanistan to his fellow bureau colleagues as a bleeding wound he h
appointed a retired marine general to be the national security adviser he lasted a lot a year but leon panetta and i know he's one of your neighbors in california she was captured by the operation mentality of the cia before he'd been in the building more than a month this was a national security team obama also was by the military that's how you got the surge of the forces i think he realizes he had by the military and that is important and one of the reasons why i'm a little more optimistic...
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and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him at the beginning of his term as secretary of defense come in here at the end of the term, i'm just as proud. mr. chairman, i would be delighted and eager to vote for you for confirmation for secretary of defense. i would do that without hesitation. i would've voted for senator warner, senator nunn. clearly senator hagel brought the right people with him, but we need the right secretary of defense, and chuck hagel is not the right secretary of defense for this time. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that we reject a policy of containment of a nuclear iran. we need a secretary of defense that can stand before the world and be clear in making the point that the iranian government is not a legitimately constituted government. when senator hagel made the misstatement about the legitimacy of the iranian government, senator gillibrand had to come back later, explained to him, walking back and
and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him at the beginning of his term as secretary of defense come in here at the end of the term, i'm just as proud. mr. chairman, i would be delighted and eager to vote for you for confirmation for secretary of defense. i would do that without hesitation. i would've voted for senator warner, senator nunn. clearly senator hagel brought the...
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it's important to note that secretary panetta has made clear that allowing these sweeping cuts to go into effect would be -- quote -- "devastateing -- devastating in his words and would badly damage the readiness of the united states military. the fact is defense has already taken a huge reduction in future spending. the defense budget has been cut and is slated to be cut by $460 billion over ten years, and that is before sequestration. when this number is added to the defense cuts scheduled to begin on march 1, we are looking at an enormous impact on the -- our national security. now, it's important to recognize that we're not saying that the national debt is not a problem. certainly, when you have a $16.4 trillion debt, that is not sustainable, and the national debt is a security concern in its own right. just last year, in 2012, the federal government spent $223 billion in interest payments alone. that means we're spending more on interest on the national debt each month than we spend in an entire year on naval shipbuilding and the coast guard budget. just think about that. the in
it's important to note that secretary panetta has made clear that allowing these sweeping cuts to go into effect would be -- quote -- "devastateing -- devastating in his words and would badly damage the readiness of the united states military. the fact is defense has already taken a huge reduction in future spending. the defense budget has been cut and is slated to be cut by $460 billion over ten years, and that is before sequestration. when this number is added to the defense cuts...
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and secretary panetta has pointed out that sequestration's ills will not be limited to defense. in a speech last week, he said -- quote -- "it's not just defense, it's education, loss of teachers. it's childcare. it's about health care. 700,000 women and children will no longer receive nutritional assistance. it's about food safety, he said, it's about law enforcement, it's about airport safety. so today we're introducing the cut loopholes act to protect those and other important priorities. over the last 50 years, federal revenues have averaged approximately 18% of g.d.p. over that time, our budget has been balanced only a handful of years. each of those years it had a balanced budget, revenues exceeded 19.5% of g.d.p., but in recent years, revenues have fallen off to about 15% of g.d.p. one significant factor in our revenue shortfall is a massive plunge in the share of the tax burden borne by corporations. 0 corporate tax revenue amounted to as much as 7% of g.d.p. in the 1950's, under 2.% of g.d.p. just seven years ago, and in 2012, it amounted to just 1.2% of g.d.p. corporat
and secretary panetta has pointed out that sequestration's ills will not be limited to defense. in a speech last week, he said -- quote -- "it's not just defense, it's education, loss of teachers. it's childcare. it's about health care. 700,000 women and children will no longer receive nutritional assistance. it's about food safety, he said, it's about law enforcement, it's about airport safety. so today we're introducing the cut loopholes act to protect those and other important...
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panetta testified. then it was we want to hear from secretary clinton. senator clinton did testify. then it was a request put out to the white house tuesday asking for specific information about where the president was and was doing on september 11, 2012 after the raid in benghazi. now, the white house pointed out that all this information is public record, that as this was happening in realtime, we were learning about secretary clinton at the secretary's request was speaking to labor yes. the following day the president himself called the president of libya. senators were still insisting that the white house put to them in writing this very same question. they got that this morning. they said their concerns are satisfied. as we know, there are other senators looking for more information. cenk: one last thing here. look, you know first of all hagel has nothing to do with benghazi. he wasn't in the government. it's abstored begin with on that note. again, i look for what's their real motivation, now, one thing which is what they say then there's a second thing, what they're waiting f
panetta testified. then it was we want to hear from secretary clinton. senator clinton did testify. then it was a request put out to the white house tuesday asking for specific information about where the president was and was doing on september 11, 2012 after the raid in benghazi. now, the white house pointed out that all this information is public record, that as this was happening in realtime, we were learning about secretary clinton at the secretary's request was speaking to labor yes. the...
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and leon panetta is out. so we have no secretary of defense for the next 10 days and in the middle of at war. harry reid pointed out yesterday, this was his first. >> first time in the history of our country, if secretary of defense had been filibustered successfully >> bill: there is no doubt who is to blame. mitch mcconnell didn't do anything to stop it. >> to. >> just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse. >> bill: shocking, said the majority leader. >> shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered secretary of defense during all of the things we have going on in the world including a war. >> that's the point president obama made yesterday on his google hangout that he did yesterday afternoon when he came back from decatur, georgia. i mean we've got a freakin' war going on and we don't have anybody running the pentagon. >> it's unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when i am still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i nee
and leon panetta is out. so we have no secretary of defense for the next 10 days and in the middle of at war. harry reid pointed out yesterday, this was his first. >> first time in the history of our country, if secretary of defense had been filibustered successfully >> bill: there is no doubt who is to blame. mitch mcconnell didn't do anything to stop it. >> to. >> just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse. >> bill: shocking, said the majority...
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. >> few leon panetta has to go to the nato summit in brussels. he's like george bailey. he's never getting out of bedford falls. i got big plans. i love her. she's a peach. >> because republicans have a punish a republican for the crime of being right about iraq. stephanie: exactly. this talking voice memo, filibuster will fall shortly nomination blah blah blah. that's the thing people don't understand that don't pay attention in the history of ever. i tell my dog max you're the best dog in the history of dogs and the history of history. this is like the history of that the history of the united states. >> i said if harry reid's mad at the gop for filibustering this, he needs to spend an entire day punching himself in the face. stephanie: why you are touching yourself, stop it. >> he promised that wouldn't happen. stephanie: we'll be treated to a big show when republicans block hagel on the floor tomorrow and a quiet resolution a few days down the row when graham gets his answer. >> he's promised to block the rest of lady gaga's tour until she gives answers on benghazi.
. >> few leon panetta has to go to the nato summit in brussels. he's like george bailey. he's never getting out of bedford falls. i got big plans. i love her. she's a peach. >> because republicans have a punish a republican for the crime of being right about iraq. stephanie: exactly. this talking voice memo, filibuster will fall shortly nomination blah blah blah. that's the thing people don't understand that don't pay attention in the history of ever. i tell my dog max you're the...
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leon panetta the outgoing defense secretary. that hagel confirmation approved in committee is anything but a sure thing. peter barnes, as we await the sergeant of arms to announce the president of the united states. is it true the president will make hacking the debt a priority. talk about the virtues of government and whatever issues not adding to the deficit isn't that going to be the equivalent after war call to republicans? >> well owe is going to talk about the budget and not adding to the deficit as you said, neil but he is going to, once again, try to often titlement reforms as part of the so-called balanced approach that he wants to take here. neil: we're having some problem with your audio, peter. maybe we can rich that. meantime, rich edson, this is a battle republicans have to take on, or just dismiss or hope the temperment of the country will improve so they're more open to challenging this president on new spending initiatives whether they add to the deficit or not. what do you think?. >> that's it, neil. when you t
leon panetta the outgoing defense secretary. that hagel confirmation approved in committee is anything but a sure thing. peter barnes, as we await the sergeant of arms to announce the president of the united states. is it true the president will make hacking the debt a priority. talk about the virtues of government and whatever issues not adding to the deficit isn't that going to be the equivalent after war call to republicans? >> well owe is going to talk about the budget and not adding...
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. >> democrats on their talking point list, as leon panetta won't be manning the ship and the country will be without a defense secretary. that's not true. >> no, that isn't true. the white house pulled back on that. maybe they were going to do that but that wasn't a good idea. he's not happy about it. leon panetta, who thought he would get on plane the end of this week and fly back to the monterey peninsula in california, instead will stay on the job and go overseas to a secretary defense minister meeting in europe. so another week on the job. he compared it to groundhog day. >> chris, would you stick with me for breaking news? i want to get your perspective. we're looking now -- i think you can see it there at our d.c. bureau, that's where the president will make remarks at hyde park academy. he's expected to talk about gun violence and push hard on his initiatives for tougher legislation on guns. chicago is an interesting place to do that. it's got some of the toughest gun laws in the country, yet the murder rate and viciousness in terms of violent crime leads the nation in some ca
. >> democrats on their talking point list, as leon panetta won't be manning the ship and the country will be without a defense secretary. that's not true. >> no, that isn't true. the white house pulled back on that. maybe they were going to do that but that wasn't a good idea. he's not happy about it. leon panetta, who thought he would get on plane the end of this week and fly back to the monterey peninsula in california, instead will stay on the job and go overseas to a secretary...
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panetta a simple question. >> who was in charge in benghazi? were you in charge, secretary panetta? >> what do you mean in charge? >> as running the operation, trying to find a way to save our ambassador who was lost. trying to prevent our people from being killed? providing assistance to people who were underattack? >> i mean, it's not that simple. as you know. i think the people that were in charge with the people on the ground. >> would you say secretary clinton in charge. >> pardon me? >> was secretary clinton in charge. >> the people in charge, were the ambassador there at benghazi. >> no. but, they can't, you know, they were trying to save their lives. rick: richard grenell, a former spokesperson for the last four u.s. ambassadors to the u.n. byron york, is chief political correspondent at the "washington examiner". gentlemen, good to see you both. rick, you first. you worked at a number of administrations. odd that the president himself would be so hands off while one of our consulates was under attack? >> yeah, very odd. i think it's, mitt romney was right. it really was a w
panetta a simple question. >> who was in charge in benghazi? were you in charge, secretary panetta? >> what do you mean in charge? >> as running the operation, trying to find a way to save our ambassador who was lost. trying to prevent our people from being killed? providing assistance to people who were underattack? >> i mean, it's not that simple. as you know. i think the people that were in charge with the people on the ground. >> would you say secretary clinton...
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this is from the hearing with panetta and dempsey. they are asked about the memo sent up the chain to hillary clinton where she says she didn't see it. dempsey, chairman of the joint chief and secretary of defense asked about it specifically. >> you said previously you were aware of that. >> i was aware of the communication back to state department. >> when secretary clinton testified a few weeks ago she had a clear eyed assessment of the threat we faced in libya, is that really a credible statement? if she didn't know about the ambassador's cable on august 15 saying we can't defend this place? >> i don't know if she didn't know about the cable. >> she said she didn't. >> are you stunned that she didn't? >> i'm call myself surprised. >> we are surprised. >> this is from the ambassador who is later killed that said this is indefensible. we are attacked we'll die. the secretary of state for whom this ambassador is working didn't see it, so that is issue number one on the prehistory. secondly on the day of the attack, the president had a
this is from the hearing with panetta and dempsey. they are asked about the memo sent up the chain to hillary clinton where she says she didn't see it. dempsey, chairman of the joint chief and secretary of defense asked about it specifically. >> you said previously you were aware of that. >> i was aware of the communication back to state department. >> when secretary clinton testified a few weeks ago she had a clear eyed assessment of the threat we faced in libya, is that...
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. >> secretary panetta testified he knew benghazi was preplanned terrorism even before rice's appearance on those sunday talk shows, september 16. >> when this was going on, we weren't sure what was taking place there, but when i later found out that you had rpg's and mortars and there was an attack on that facility, there was no question in my mind it was a terrorist attack. >> the senate intelligence committee released these records. the president's pick to lead the c.i.a. and virtually every question on the administration's handling, brennan refers to classified material, which is not public. >> bill: but he is talk being one thing and that's the idea of a new drone court. what is he saying about that? >> brennan is saying the drone court is an idea worth considering, though he warns there are logistical and time problems. brennan says, quote, this administration has not carried out drone strikes inside the united states and has no intention of doing so. brennan says the administration uses armed drones in, quote, hot spots, like afghanistan or yemen where the country can't or won't d
. >> secretary panetta testified he knew benghazi was preplanned terrorism even before rice's appearance on those sunday talk shows, september 16. >> when this was going on, we weren't sure what was taking place there, but when i later found out that you had rpg's and mortars and there was an attack on that facility, there was no question in my mind it was a terrorist attack. >> the senate intelligence committee released these records. the president's pick to lead the c.i.a....
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leon panetta painting a frightening picture about how the white house responded, or didn't. was there a crisis in leadership. >> we have a new cohost, his name is norman and he's the scooter dog. >> he's a diva. >> all right. >> he's getting ready for the show. so are we, "fox & friends" on this snowy saturday morning starts right now. >> hi folks, this is larry, you're watching "fox & friends," if you ain't, why not? >> all right, let's get to the big story, the extreme weather at this hour. a monster snowstorm is pounding the northeast in new england. this morning more than half a million homes and businesses are without power. the blizzard also blamed for at least four deaths. >> we have fox team coverage in new york city. rick reichmuth is outside our studio in manhattan and anna in central park. rick, let's start with you. >> ana or me. >> anna, she's better looking. >> no question. >> guys, are we going to anna first? >> okay, good morning to you guys. we're in central park right now in midtown manhattan. it's gorgeous, there's 8 inches of snow on the ground. it looks
leon panetta painting a frightening picture about how the white house responded, or didn't. was there a crisis in leadership. >> we have a new cohost, his name is norman and he's the scooter dog. >> he's a diva. >> all right. >> he's getting ready for the show. so are we, "fox & friends" on this snowy saturday morning starts right now. >> hi folks, this is larry, you're watching "fox & friends," if you ain't, why not? >> all right,...
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obama said it, panetta said, secretary of the defense said it. >> martha: and continuing-- >> well, we can't control everything they do, but we've been very clear officer the around, there are people like yourselves, that nothing obama will do would-- >> and that was an accusation, that's not true. we applauded president obama when he finally took the step to get rid of gaddafi. we've applauded the drone strikes in yemen, in pakistan, we've done so very publicly. more credit by the way than people like you were willing to give bush. but take a look-- >> as a matter of fact i was critical of obama for that very reason. >> take a look at iran, and the administration has been telling us, the iranians are under unprecedented sanctions, under unprecedented pressure and every time we find this time they're finally going to relent because they have no other choice, we put them in a box. the ayatollah khomeini keeps saying i'm not interested in negotiations. >> martha: hold on. >> that the answer you would remember have that than a nuclear-- >> hold on, hold on. lisa said something really impo
obama said it, panetta said, secretary of the defense said it. >> martha: and continuing-- >> well, we can't control everything they do, but we've been very clear officer the around, there are people like yourselves, that nothing obama will do would-- >> and that was an accusation, that's not true. we applauded president obama when he finally took the step to get rid of gaddafi. we've applauded the drone strikes in yemen, in pakistan, we've done so very publicly. more credit...
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. >> today is supposed to be secretary of defense leon panetta's last day at the pentagon. he has to stick around for at least another week. republicans had a rule that requires the nominee for defense secretary to get 60 votes in the senate for confirmation. mr. hagel got only 58. republicans said they wanted to spend more time to dig into his back ground and now they got it. >> i hope one democrat will look at chuck hagel's record and some of the outrageous statements they made about israel and reconsider have one democrat vote no. if he could find one democrat to vote no the flood gates would open. >> he wanted to install the confirmation until the white house reveals more information about the benghazi terror attack. president obama never called any officials in libya until the smoke had cleared and four americans were dead. now he has a chance to get even more information. another republican senator ted cruise in texas sl raising red blaggs about a possible conflict of interest with chuck hagel just because he won't release some financial discloesh ours. they were wond
. >> today is supposed to be secretary of defense leon panetta's last day at the pentagon. he has to stick around for at least another week. republicans had a rule that requires the nominee for defense secretary to get 60 votes in the senate for confirmation. mr. hagel got only 58. republicans said they wanted to spend more time to dig into his back ground and now they got it. >> i hope one democrat will look at chuck hagel's record and some of the outrageous statements they made...
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. >> leon panetta and general demps is i. >> 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon. louie gohmert raising this point 3:00 a.m. and whether or not he was able to sleep through all of these unfolding problems in benghazi, listen. >> president required a sleep aid that night but if he did, anybody else in america has trouble sleeping, you better get what he had because it works well. how the president of the united states could sleep that night as the ambassador that he put in place, that he put in harm's way was under attack or he had been kidnapped. being brutalized unspeakable things being done to his person, his body. >> it would be helpful to know what the president did from the time that he got word of the attack. the attack started in washington, d.c. time at 3:42 in the afternoon. so, then there were 8 hours while it transpired and the only thing that we know from the congressional hearings is that the president had a half an hour conversation with leon panetta and general dempsey. we don't know what else the president was doing. the next time we know something
. >> leon panetta and general demps is i. >> 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon. louie gohmert raising this point 3:00 a.m. and whether or not he was able to sleep through all of these unfolding problems in benghazi, listen. >> president required a sleep aid that night but if he did, anybody else in america has trouble sleeping, you better get what he had because it works well. how the president of the united states could sleep that night as the ambassador that he put in place, that...
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on wednesday, defense secretary leon panetta spoke on the thousands of cyber attacks that threatened this country every day. >> thousands of cyber attacks that are striking at the private sector, strike at silicon valley, strike at government, strike at the defense department and our intelligence agencies. and cyber is now at a point where the technology is there to cripple a country. >> well, joining us now to talk about the serious threats of secyber attacks, at the defense post naval school. dr. aquilla, great to have you with us, thank you for joining me today. [applause] >> so everybody knows, what is a cyber attack. >> a cyber attack aims to disrupt information flow. sometime the information flow, controls our power grid. sometimes it controls our financialses, our stock markets. basically everybody run by society is run by the flow, and our military. and the head of the cyber command said last summer scale of one to ten, rates america's cyber security a three. >> mike: that's not encouraging and the fact is that if we had some serious cyber war going on. this is something that
on wednesday, defense secretary leon panetta spoke on the thousands of cyber attacks that threatened this country every day. >> thousands of cyber attacks that are striking at the private sector, strike at silicon valley, strike at government, strike at the defense department and our intelligence agencies. and cyber is now at a point where the technology is there to cripple a country. >> well, joining us now to talk about the serious threats of secyber attacks, at the defense post...
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but if libertarians had their way, they would prefer him to the guy who was just in there, leon panetta. >> rand paul is an intriguing character, if for no other reason than he always maintainses a very, very calm demeanor, but fires some heavy broadsides at the same time, one of which he fired at secretary of state hillary clinton during the benghazi hearing. let's take listen to what he said. >> and had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of your post. i think it's inexcusable. >> your reaction? >> wow. look, here is the thing, rand paul, his dad, they're both doctors, but they're hugely different demeanors. his father gets wound up and he let's it rip and it makes people happy inside the libertarian conservative base. but rand paul says things of equal or sometimes greater potency, but you saw there, he delivers it as dead pan. it just comes across as this very even tone which is part of actually the way that he's been able to become more of a main strea
but if libertarians had their way, they would prefer him to the guy who was just in there, leon panetta. >> rand paul is an intriguing character, if for no other reason than he always maintainses a very, very calm demeanor, but fires some heavy broadsides at the same time, one of which he fired at secretary of state hillary clinton during the benghazi hearing. let's take listen to what he said. >> and had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from...
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that deployment was canceled on friday. >> secretary panetta and i have been using the word devastating for 16 months now, and i testified last august to the consequences of sequestration, if it was to occur and now the wolves's at the door. >> i began my career in a hollow army. i do not want to end my career in a hollow army. >> reporter: the army chief said they would have to curtail training 80% of the ground forces if sequestration takes place. furlough 20,000 civilians up to 22 days. 80% live outside the beltway in washington and work at army depots and navy ship, work on ships outside of the beltway. he anticipates losing 100,000 army personnel if sequestration happens. only 16 days are left to stop sequestration. martha: when you think about it, jennifer, these cuts were designed to be devastating. they were designed to be so devastating that congress would never allow them to kick in. that is where we find ourselves now. with this as backdrop the president is expected to make announcement tonight about troop levels in afghanistan, right? >> reporter: that's right. as you mentio
that deployment was canceled on friday. >> secretary panetta and i have been using the word devastating for 16 months now, and i testified last august to the consequences of sequestration, if it was to occur and now the wolves's at the door. >> i began my career in a hollow army. i do not want to end my career in a hollow army. >> reporter: the army chief said they would have to curtail training 80% of the ground forces if sequestration takes place. furlough 20,000 civilians...
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secretary panetta that has the job. we have a vice that can handle operations. we're not one person runs everything in the united states of america. we have people trained to do their jobs. the fact we have the ability to have a smooth transition with a temporary hiccups now and then, that is what our democracy is all about. it is what the process our founding fathers wanted to have in place. i think it is working fine. i think they have the right to ask those questions. i would be asking the very same questions. and still am asking the same questions. bill: there's also another issue with john brennan. do you think he should be the next cia director? >> well i think that's another issue and another position that is, you know, everybody's a little bit fuzzy on right now. i think you need to have more questions be answered on his nomination as well. so we'll see. bill: it appears the questions on brennan go directly to the u.s. policy on drones. we had rand paul on yesterday, the senator from kentucky. he is adamant that he will not allow brennan to go forward un
secretary panetta that has the job. we have a vice that can handle operations. we're not one person runs everything in the united states of america. we have people trained to do their jobs. the fact we have the ability to have a smooth transition with a temporary hiccups now and then, that is what our democracy is all about. it is what the process our founding fathers wanted to have in place. i think it is working fine. i think they have the right to ask those questions. i would be asking the...
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leon panetta, who is retiring to california, says he will stay on duty until hagel is confirmed. we expect that to be sometime after next week's recess, jenna. jenna: mike emanuel live on capitol hill. mike, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. jon: we have a new update ahead on the controversial batteries that grounded boeing's brand new dreamliner. the proactive decision airbus is making to try to avoid problems plaguing boeing. jenna: and the gun debate goes to the president's hometown now. chicago dealing with one of the highest murder rates in the country. we have a live report ahead on that. jon: plus, brand new information on the fugitive cop investigation. what happened at big bear in california? ♪ ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm sging the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! jenna: well, "happening now," airbus mg a command decision to avoid the problems plaguing one of their competitors, which is boeing. we have talked a lot about the dreaml
leon panetta, who is retiring to california, says he will stay on duty until hagel is confirmed. we expect that to be sometime after next week's recess, jenna. jenna: mike emanuel live on capitol hill. mike, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. jon: we have a new update ahead on the controversial batteries that grounded boeing's brand new dreamliner. the proactive decision airbus is making to try to avoid problems plaguing boeing. jenna: and the gun debate goes to the president's hometown...
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we heard leon panetta saying we needed 12 hours to be able to bring help. this has not been -- it's not been sourced completely. we don't know who the sources are. >>steve: there is a lot of skepticism regarding it. but keep in mind, a lot of the sources are spies. and for the most part spies don't like their names used in the papers. >> still ahead, we're getting word that pope benedict 16th is going to resign on february 28. we have the latest after the break. >>gretchen: the most memorable moment from this year's national prayer breakfast when a world-renowned doctor upstaged the president with his idea about a flat tax. is that a good idea? >>brian: stuart varney thinks so. thinks so. he explains next. but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? how do you keep an older car running
we heard leon panetta saying we needed 12 hours to be able to bring help. this has not been -- it's not been sourced completely. we don't know who the sources are. >>steve: there is a lot of skepticism regarding it. but keep in mind, a lot of the sources are spies. and for the most part spies don't like their names used in the papers. >> still ahead, we're getting word that pope benedict 16th is going to resign on february 28. we have the latest after the break. >>gretchen:...
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leon panetta issued a dire warning about looming military cuts. here he is. >> frankly one. greatest security risks we're now facing as a nation, that this budget uncertainty could prompt the most significant readiness, military readiness crisis in more than a decade. >> tucker: so how would these cuts affect our national security? joining us now to respond is former cia operative and concerned veterans for america, gary burnson, thank you for joining us, you saw that doubtless, depending on the announcement. he will not be deploying a second aircraft to the persian gulf because we cannot afford it. does that concern you? >> i think we have to be smart about the way we manage our defense budget. i mean, we have a significant budget and needs to be reduced in a manner that is consistent with the best-- i'm getting a lot of feedback here. >> tucker: okay. i don't know if you can hear me and i'm sorry for the technical difficulty, it seems like for my position, just watching where the money is going, that we're going to be upping our spending on social programs and education, o
leon panetta issued a dire warning about looming military cuts. here he is. >> frankly one. greatest security risks we're now facing as a nation, that this budget uncertainty could prompt the most significant readiness, military readiness crisis in more than a decade. >> tucker: so how would these cuts affect our national security? joining us now to respond is former cia operative and concerned veterans for america, gary burnson, thank you for joining us, you saw that doubtless,...
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. >> i saw the retirement of leon panetta, the ceremony the other day. he was joking, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was up there joking about "zero dark thirty." almost everything about this raid has entered into our lore. there are no new actual facts. >>gretchen: i found a lot of new interesting facts in your article. i think everyone should read it. one of which stuck in my mind is i don't think the american public understands how all of these 23 guys and the alternates there thought they were going to die that night. they all planned to die. your guy bought a $350 pair of prada sunglasses because he thought this is my last thing. he kissed his kids, thought it was the last. he called his dad. he thought of a quote from president bush after 9/11, freedom will be attacked by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended. he thought he was going to die. that is what i took away from your article. >> you're absolutely right. there was a scene that he describes where he's sitting on his kit as they are about to go to abbottabad and do the rai
. >> i saw the retirement of leon panetta, the ceremony the other day. he was joking, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was up there joking about "zero dark thirty." almost everything about this raid has entered into our lore. there are no new actual facts. >>gretchen: i found a lot of new interesting facts in your article. i think everyone should read it. one of which stuck in my mind is i don't think the american public understands how all of these 23 guys and...